Another fascinating SWCTN blog, this time from Data fellow Grace Quantock revealing common experiences and responses to data gleaned from her work as a trauma therapist. Emotional dysregulation Traumatic stress tends to evoke two emotional extremes: feeling either too much (overwhelmed) or too little (numb) emotion.(1) Trauma breaks boundaries; the boundaries of our body, our…
Interesting and timely blog from South West Creative Technology (SWCTN) Data fellow Corinne Stuart, an engineer/maker with experience in both automotive and product design. Through the fellowship she will explore the true environmental impact of our data usage. Yes, we are not flying, driving, shopping as we were a few months ago but we are…
Launching today, world premiere of the first Virtual Factory commission reimagines OMA’s landmark design for Manchester International Festival’s future home Other Virtual Factory artists premiering original digital work over the next 12 months include Jenn Nkiru, Robert Yang and Tai Shani The influential avatar artist and curator LaTurbo Avedon has created a new work for…
“Solar powered beauty” Evening Standard Next Friday, 8 May groundbreaking choreographer Alexander Whitley’s 2017 dance production, 8 Minutes, will be presented as part of Sadler’s Wells free online platform, Digital Stage, designed to keep audiences “entertained and connected through dance during this lockdown period, wherever you are in the world.” This critically acclaimed and visually…
As we reach the end of a very tough week, the team at Ladbury is sending out a message of solidarity to all of our clients and friends in these unprecedented times. We want to thank the amazing health care workers who are at the front line of this pandemic. We also want to spotlight…
The South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN) have just announced their Automation Prototype Teams! There are eight in all, each receiving SWCTN funding over the next six months to bring their ideas to life in readiness for the Automation showcase later this year. They’ll be posting blogs on their progress, so keep an eye on…
Created by immersive book publishers and Pervasive Media Studio residents VIKA Books as part of the South West Creative Technology Network, Baby BSL: Where is the Bird? encourages parents of both deaf and hearing children to learn British Sign Language together, helping to make pre-speech between babies and adults a reality. In 2019 Baby BSL:…
The South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN) is a £6.5 million project to expand the use of creative technologies across the south west of England. The current cohort of 24 fellows are focussing their attention on automation, often regarded as ‘the ‘quiet’ revolution, working in the background and changing the way we live. Across a…
Watershed was one of only two cinemas in the UK to host this year’s edition of European Cinema Night with a special free preview of the German arthouse hit System Crasher followed by a Q&A with the film’s producer Frauke Kolbmüller. The special screening of the MEDIA-supported title ‘System Crasher’ was presented in partnership with…
Victoria Mapplebeck’s The Waiting Room VR and Duncan Speakman’s site responsive audio tour, Only Expansion, were awarded the IDFA DocLab Award for Digital Storytelling and the Special Jury Award for Creative Tech in Immersive Non-Fiction respectively, at a ceremony in Amsterdam last week. Both projects are supported by Pervasive Media Studio – a diverse community of more than 100 artists, creative companies, technologists and academics exploring experience design and creative technology based in Watershed,…
Cape Town Community Television (CTV) is launched a new show, The Womxn Show, on Tuesday, 15 October 2019. The show, funded by the Ford Foundation, looks at women’s issues with a focus on gender-based violence and gender justice. South Africa has some of the most progressive legislation on gender violence in the world. Despite this,…
Leeds-based interactive art studio, Invisible Flock, is one of 46 recipients of the Arts Council England Capital: Small Grants programme, which will allow them to invest in cutting edge digital tools, residencies, workshops and partnerships, and continue to innovate in their creation of interactive art that creates a deeper understanding of the natural world. Invisible…